Shoe.



No. 643,607. Patented Feb. I3, I900.

A. REED SHOE.

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NITED STATES ADAM REED, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE J. WINTER, OF BUFFALO, NEXV YORK.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,607, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed March 31, 1899. Serial No. 711,232. [No modeli) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADAM REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of shoes which embrace a cushion-sole arranged upon a leather insole and interposed between said leather insole and a soft covering of leather or other suitable material connected through the medium of a tape with the insole. It is designed more particularly as an improve.

ment upon the shoe disclosed in my Letters Patent No. 563,803, of July 14, 1896; and it consists in the peculiar and advantageous manner in which the cushion-covering is connected to the leather insole and the tape, as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a broken perspective view of the leather insole of a shoe equipped with my improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail edge elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4t is an enlarged perspective View illustrative of the stitches employed to connect the cushion-covering to the tape and insole. Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the stitches employed to connect the tape to the leather insole.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the several views.

The leather insole Ahas its under side slit or undercut, as indicated by a, and skived, as indicated by Z), to form a thin edge portion 0. The slit or undercut a is designed to render easy the connection of the upper lining, upper, and welt of a shoe'to the insole, while the thin edge portion 0 is provided in order to permit of a tape B, of textile or other suitable material, being connected to the insole through the medium of suitable stitches 01, formed by a sewing-machine, all as fully pointed out in my aforesaid Letters Patent.

0 is a cushion, of lambs wool or other suitable material, which is arrangedupon and preferably connected by a suitable adhesive to the leather insole A and has for its purpose to render the shoe very confortable to the wearer and promote the cure of callous growths by removing the cause of the same, which is the hard-leather insole of the ordinary shoe.

D is the cushion-covering, of soft leather or other suitable material, which entirely covers the cushion O and has for its purpose to prevent perspiration and wear from deteriorating the same, and E are stitches which connect the covering D to the tape B and insole A, the said stitches extending through the tape, the insole, and the covering, and also extending over the abutting edges of the tape and covering.

In practicing the invention the insole A and tape B are relatively arranged as shown and are connected by suitable stitches d, the said stitches for the sake of cheapness and expedition being formed by a sewing-machine. After thetape has-been connected to the insole the cushion O is placed upon the upper side of the insole and the covering D is arranged over the said cushion. With this done the contiguous edges of the tape B and covering D are connected together and to the edge of the insole A by the stitches E, the said stitches being by preference of the zigzag type, such as shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 4, and susceptible of being formed by a sewing-machine. It is preferable for obvious reasons to form the stitches E by a sewing-machine, but whether formed by a sewing-machine or hand it will be seen that the said stitches connect the tape and the cushion-covering together and to the leather insole in one operation. It will also be seen that by virtue of the stitches E, connecting the tape and cushion-covering together and to the insole, it is permissible to employbasting-stitches d or any other means for tempo rarily connecting the tape to the insole prior to the connection of the tape, insole, and cushion-covering by said stitches E. It will also be seen that while the stitches d are preferable for the sake of convenience in con necting the parts they are rendered non-essential by the stitches E and may therefore be omitted when desired.

The engagement of the stitches E with the leather insole A, as well as the tape B and covering D, and the carrying of the stitches over the abutting edges of the tape and covering are advantageous, because the stitches are thereby enabled to draw the contiguous edges of the tape and covering close together and in against the edge of the leather insole, thus making a very neat finish.

The zigzag type of stitches E is preferable for connecting the tape, covering, and insole, because being adapted to stretch they do not detract from the elasticity of the cushion.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination of a leather insole, a tape disposed below the outer portion of the insole and having its outer edge arranged at the edge of said insole, a cushion arranged upon the insole, a covering disposed above the cushion and having its edge abutting against the outer edge of the tape, and a single set of stitches extending through and connecting the tape, the insole and the covering, and also extending over the abutting edges of the tape and covering, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a leather insole, a tape secured below the outer portion of the insole and having its outer edge arranged at the edge of said insole, a cushion arranged upon the insole, a covering disposed above the cushion and having its edge abutting against the outer edge of the tape, and the single set of Zigzag stitches E extending through and connecting the tape, the insole and the covering and also extending over the abutting edges of the tape and covering, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADAM REED. Vitnesscs:

SAMUEL O. WAMPLER, FREDERICK W. CAUGHLAN. 

